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FINDING LETTERS IN WORDS
The LITERACY WORD BANK can help children find a
word even when they are unsure of how it is spelled. In
either the dictionary or thesaurus Word Entry screens,
use
to replace one unknown letter in a word. You
can type more than one ? in a word. Use
to help
solve crossword puzzles and other word games.
Suffixes, prefixes and other parts of words can be found-
by using the asterisk (
✽
) key. Use the asterisk to replace
a series of letters. To type an
✽
, hold
and press
.
Note: If you type an asterisk (
✽
) at the beginning of a
word, the LITERACY WORD BANK may take a little
while to find a matching word.
Follow the example below to learn how to use
and
✽
when looking up a word.
1. Press
to go to the dictionary Word Entry
screen or
to go to the thesaurus Word Entry
screen.
2. Type a word using ? to replace one letter and
✽
to
replace two or more letters.
